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Collision repair and body shops in Forsyth County, GA

How Forsyth County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #154 of 1,327 scored counties
#8 of 59 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
22
4 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
31
+47.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$99.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,115 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
46% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
282,805
+11.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 collision repair and body shops in Forsyth County. 4 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $1,115 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Forsyth County spend about $99.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 22 collision repair and body shops, that is $4.5M per shop, 46% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Forsyth County was 31 in 2023, up 47.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,872 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Forsyth County grew 11.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Forsyth County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #154 of 1,327 scored counties and #8 of 59 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Forsyth County compares

The same measures for Georgia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the collision repair and body shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Collision repair and body shops in Forsyth County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureForsyth CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.53.13.1
Spending per listing$4.5M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,8723,9183,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+47.6%+4.0%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,115$923$958
Median household income$143,784$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7350

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 31+47.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
164
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
224 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Forsyth County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Forsyth County

Population, 2025 estimate
282,805+11.8% since 2020
Households
89,030
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
225 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,190
Median household income
$143,784+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$170,744
Median home value
$550,400
Jobs located here
98,325
Daytime population
237,855Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Forsyth County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Newton County, GA8771.7$5.9M+11.2%#23 of 1,327
2Effingham County, GA8552.1$5.2M+14.1%#31 of 1,327
3Paulding County, GA80122.0$5.5M+12.7%#68 of 1,327
4Henry County, GA78212.4$4.2M+9.5%#94 of 1,327
5Gordon County, GA7652.3$4.1M+6.9%#123 of 1,327
6Jackson County, GA7693.2$3.6M+29.3%#126 of 1,327
7Houston County, GA76182.8$3.5M+8.5%#127 of 1,327
8Forsyth County, GA73222.5$4.5M+11.8%#154 of 1,327
9Oconee County, GA7353.3$3.9M+6.9%#159 of 1,327
10Liberty County, GA6862.5$3.5M+7.6%#262 of 1,327

Other business types in Forsyth County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Forsyth County, GA?

There are 22 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Forsyth County as of September 2026. 4 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 47.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Forsyth County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $99.2M a year, or $1,115 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 89,030 households in Forsyth County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Forsyth County, GA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Forsyth County has 2.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Forsyth County would have about 32, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,872 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 47.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Forsyth County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Forsyth County at 282,805 people in 2025, up 11.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 89,030 households. The median household income in Forsyth County is $143,784 a year, 78% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Forsyth County scores 73 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #154 of 1,327 scored counties.

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